What places in Harbin are suitable to visit at the end of April?

Sofia Church

In 1903 AD, with the completion and opening of the Middle East Railway, the Fourth Infantry Division of Tsarist Russia’s Eastern Siberia also invaded Harbin. In order to stabilize the morale of the soldiers who were far away from home, Tsarist Russia broke ground to build the Hagia Sophia Church in 1907. A church with an all-wood structure was completed that year and was used as the accompanying church of the infantry division. On September 27, 1923, the second foundation laying ceremony for the reconstruction of Hagia Sophia was held. After nine years of meticulous construction, a magnificent, elegant and extraordinary architectural masterpiece was completed.

Hagia Sophia is magnificent and exquisite. The walls of the church are all made of clear red bricks, with a huge and full onion dome on top, commanding the tent roofs of different sizes on the four wings, forming a master-slave layout. There are stairs connecting the four floors, and there are four floors on the front, back, left and right. One door in and out. The top of the main entrance is the bell tower. The seven copper bells have exactly seven notes. The well-trained bell ringers use their hands and feet to strike the melodious bells.

The majestic Saint Sophia Church constitutes Harbin’s unique and exotic cultural landscape and urban customs. At the same time, it is a historical witness of Tsarist Russia’s invasion of Northeast China and an important relic for studying the modern history of Harbin.

The seven-level pagoda in Harbin

The layout of the seven-level pagoda is rare in China. It faces south and is adjacent to the hard-mounted brick Ksitigarbha Hall. There are three open halls with rolling sheds in front of the hall, and two-story tower-style bell and drum towers on the east and west sides. There are windows on the east, south, west and north sides of the pagoda on the third floor and above, and there are arched Buddhist niches on the outside, with 31 vivid reliefs of Arhats. The halls and towers are connected and house seven bronze statues of three Buddhas and four Bodhisattvas.

There is a wooden ladder inside the tower for viewing. The birds under the eaves of the hall and tower are made into reliefs of dragons, phoenixes, lions, cranes, etc., with vivid shapes. The partial components and decoration of the tower have the style of Western architecture.

Harbin Siberian Tiger Forest Park

The Siberian Tiger Forest Park currently has an adult tiger garden, a young tiger garden, and a science popularization exhibition hall. It covers an area of ??1.2 million square meters, of which the Tiger Garden covers an area of ??360,000 square meters and the Chenghu Garden covers an area of ??360,000 square meters. There are 30 wild and colorful tigers scattered around. Visitors must take a special tourist vehicle to roam among the tigers.

The Young Tiger Garden houses more than 40 tiger cubs under 3 years old. They are lively and cute. Visitors can watch them on foot in the corridor. Here, people "roam" among the tigers, appreciate the thrill and excitement of tigers and cattle fighting, tigers attacking food, and two tigers fighting, which satisfies the psychology of returning to nature and seeking adventure.

The Siberian Tiger Garden is a garden established to save and protect the Siberian tiger, an endangered species in the world.

You can take the No. 85 joint venture bus and get off at the terminal. You can reach the scenic spot